Mailing Address, Email Address, and Name Changes

  • ​​​​​​​​​​​Name and address changes are submitted through your Nurse Portal Account.​
  • We are asking ALL licensees, certification/credential holders, and applicants to log in to your Nurse Portal to verify your address, email and phone numbers.
    • ​If you currently hold or have ever held a SRNA Certification, LCPM License, or DT Credential, and have an address change, you will go to Other Applications and request the address change.
  • If you currently hold or have ever held an APRN, RN or LPN license, or a SANE Credential, please complete your address change under the Manage Profile located in the upper left corner of your Nurse Portal Dashboard.
    • You will also need to declare your primary state of residence and upload your legal residency documents for us to review.

Note: To be eligible for a Kentucky multistate license (RN/LPN), you must declare Kentucky as your primary state of residence and have your current legal residency documents in Kentucky.

  • Upload one of the following:
    • Valid Driver’s License
    • State-issued ID Card
    • REAL ID
    • Voter Registration
    • Vehicle Registration

  • Licensed Nurse Name Change​​ is located under “Other Applications” in your online Nurse Portal account. Complete the name change request, upload th​e required legal document and pay the $25 fee. Please allow 7-14 business days for processing.
    We will accept one of the following legal name change documents:
    • Social Security Card
    • Marriage Certificate
    • Petition for the Name Change Court Order
    • Divorce Decree WITH the legal name change statement
    • Passport
    • Real ID

  • ​If we need additional information, we will message you through your Nurse Portal Message Center.​
  • The $25 name change fee is still required during annual renewal.
  • ​If you are in a current application for Exam, Reinstatement or Endorsement, please send a message through your Nurse Portal Message Center with your attached name change legal document. There is no fee for a name change if you are in an active application.
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